Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes and make sure you’ve eaten a light meal before your session. It’s also helpful to have your client intake form filled out prior to your first visit.
No, our styles of acupuncture use areas of the body where patients do not need to undress. Common areas used are the knees, elbows, ears, and back. Loose clothing is recommended to ensure access to these areas.
The frequency of treatments varies depending on how severe and chronic your condition is. Most programs start with more frequent visits and lessen as your condition improves.
Most people experience no negative side effects. Some might have minor bruising or bleeding at the needle sites. The majority of patients leave feeling relaxed.
Yes, acupuncture is safe for children. It can help with many conditions like stress, anxiety, digestion, sports injuries, asthma, allergies, sleep problems and more.
If you’re nervous about needles, let us know. We can adjust the treatment to make it more comfortable, sometimes using fewer or thinner needles, or even different techniques that don’t involve needles at all.
Yes, dry needling is a form of acupuncture. We use dry needling as a more targeted technique to treat trigger points, motor points and myofascial pain.
Acupuncture is considered a form of integrative medicine that involves inserting very thin needles into specific points on the body to promote healing and improve overall wellness.
We accept payment from Flex Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA). We recommend patients check their out of network acupuncture coverage. If covered, we can provide a super bill for patients to submit to their insurance company for reimbursement.
